Table of Contents Title Page 1 Preface The first edition of Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences' book published in 2006 was aimed to introduce permanent members of this academy and its scientific structure. Considering the development of strategic planning of the Academy in 2010, modification of the statute of Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences in 2011 and also election of new permanent members, the preparation and publication of the second edition of Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences' book seemed unavoidable. The scientific and functional structures of the Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences like all other academicals centers in the world has been evaluated upon opportunities, threatens and experiences in the past years and they have been developed into strategic plan that a summary of it and new statute of the Academy are included in this book. Another important part of this book is introduction and provision of a summary on scientific background of permanent member of the Academy. A brief summary on scientific background of each permanent member is finalized by the help of them and a frequent follow-up and will be more completed in next editions. The Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences look forward to carry out the monitoring and theorizing mission in countries' health section with the help of professors, researchers and scholars in all fields of medical sciences and is very keen to take advantages of the guidance and experience of theoretical and practical knowledge of science lovers along with the aims and goals of the Academy Dr. Seyed Alireza Marandi President President of Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences 2 Honorary Members Name Date of Membership Esmail Meisami; Ph.D. 1994 Hossein Gharib; MD 1995 Majid Samii; MD,Ph.D 1997 Sedigheh Keyhani Rofagha; MD 1997 Nassereddin Bamshad Alavi; Ph.D 1998 Hossein Hekmat; MD 1998 Yusuf Nuraliev 1998 Mahmood Behzad.Pharm.D 1999 Tofi Mousivand; MD 1999 Mehrdad Nadji; MD 1999 Kamran Nezhat; MD 1999 Ali Keshavarzian; MD 2000 Yousef Hatefi; Ph.D 2001 ParvinGanjei Azar; MD 2001 Parviz Haghighi;MD,FRCPA 2001 Parviz Dabiri; MD 2001 Fattaneh Tavassoli; MD 2001 Abass Alavi; MD 2002 Fereydoun A.Ala, MD 2002 Nosratollah Ameli 2003 Nooredin Hadavi 2004 Hooshang Bolooki;MD, FRCS(C) 2004 Bahman Guyuron; MD, FACS 2005 Hesamedin satouf 2006 Bahman Emami; MD, F.A.C.R. 2006 Abdallah S. Daar 2006 Ali A.Khodadoust; MD 2006 Asghar Rastegar; MD 2006 3 Permanent Members Name Date of Membership Iradj Fazel; MD, FACS, FICS 1991 Abolhassan Nadim; MD, Ph.D 1990 Bahador Aalami Harandi; MD, FACS 1990 Manouchehr Davai; MD, FACS 1990 Farrokh Saidi; MD, FACS, FRCS 1990 Hassan Arefi; MD 1990 Reza Gharib; MD 1990 Ali Reza Yalda; MD 1990 Fereshteh Motamedi; Ph.D 1990 Aliakbar Velayati; MD 1990 Abbas Gholi Daneshwar; MD, FACS 1990 Mohammad Reza Zali; MD, FACG 1991 Karim Vessal; MD 1992 Abbas Shafiee; Ph.D 1992 Ismail Yazdi; DMD, FICD 1992 Karim Vaezzadeh; MD, M.S 1992 Reza Malekzadeh; MD 1996 Kamaladin Dehshiri; MD, MSc., FRCR 2001 Hassan Farsam; Ph.D 2001 Moslem Bahadori; MD, FCCP 2001 Mohammad Reza Moharreri; MD 2001 Jamal Sadat Gousheh;MD, P.R.C 2001 Minoo Mohraz; MD, M.P.H 2001 Ali Nobakht Haghighi; M.D 2003 Sayed Ali Malek Hosseini; MD 2004 Mansour Haghshenas; MD 2006 Reza Farid Hosseini; MD, DTCD, FCCP 2006 Seyed Zeyaedin.Tabei; MD 2006 4 Permanent Members Name Date of Membership Behrooz Borumand;MD,FACP 2007 Sadeg Masarat;MD 2007 Dariush D. Farhud; MD,Ph.D,MG 2007 Masoud Kanzi; PhD 2007 Fereidoun Azizi; MD, FACP 2007 Seyed Alireza Marandi; MD 2009 Shahabedin Sadr; MD 2009 Kamran Bagheri Larijani; MD 2009 Naser Simforosh; MD 2009 Sayed Hassan Emami Razavi,MD 2010 Kamran Baghari lankarani; MD 2010 Masoud Pezeshkyan;MD 2010 Mohammad reza Razaghi;MD 2010 Seyed Jamaledin Sajadi;MD 2010 Hamid Sohrabpour; MD 2010 Mohammad reza Shamse Ardekani;MD 2010 Hossain ali Shahryari; MD 2010 Seyed Mahmood Tabatabai; MD 2010 Mohammad Gofrani; MD 2010 Seyed Mohsen Forotan;MD 2010 Seyed Mohammd reza Kalantar motamed; MD 2010 Shahrbano Nakhai;MD 2010 Fatemeh Nayeri;MD 2010 Marzeye Vahid dastjerdi;MD 2010 5 Associate Members Name Date of Membership Gholam Hossein Edrissian; Pharm.D 1994 Ali Khalaj; Pharm.D,M.SC. Ph.D 1994 Morteza Rafiee Tehrani; Ph.D 1994 Mohammad Eslami; DMD 1994 Amir Agha Khawari; DMD 1994 Gholam Hossein Rahbari; DMD 1994 Mahdi Balali Mood; MD, Ph.D 1994 Mohssen Bavandi; Pharm.D 1996 Masooud Kimiagar; Ph.D 1996 Abolghassem Djazayery; Ph.D 1996 Hosnieh Tajerzadeh; Ph.D 1996 Farrokh Shadan; MD 1996 Behrouz Nikbin; MD 1996 Massoud Mahmoudian; Ph.D 1996 Valiollah Mehrabi; MD 1996 Mohammad Reza Zarindast; Ph.D 2001 Bejan Jahangiri; MD 2001 Siavoush Sehhat; MD 2001 Kazem Abbassioun; MD 2001 Said Namaki;Ph.D 2001 Fariborz Moattar; Ph.D 2006 Masoud Sotoudeh; MD 2006 Mostafa Moin; MD 2006 Mahmoud Shamsi Shahrabadi; MD 2007 Ali Reza Fazel; MD 2007 Mohamad Reza Masjedi; MD 2007 Ali Pourzand; MD 2007 Saied Rad; MD 2007 Ahmad Reza Dehpour; MD 2007 Hamid Rahmat; MD 2007 Seyad Ali Akbar Hosseini; DMD 2008 Seyed Ahmad Ghememaghami; ِDMD 2008 6 Associate Members Name Date of Membership Mohammad Reza Abbasszadegan; PhD 2008 Bejan Sadrizadeh; MD 2008 Ardeshir Ghavamzadeh; MD 2009 Jamshid Lotfi; MD 2009 Ali asghar Alavi; DMD 2011 Mahnaz Sahebjami;DMD 2011 Mohamad hadi Emanieh; MD 2011 Esmat Barooti Ahmadabadi; MD 2011 Saleh Zahedi Asl; PhD 2011 Mostafa Ghani; MD 2011 Roya Klishadi; MD 2011 Seyed Hassan Moghadamneya; PhD 2011 Fereidoun Nouhi;MD 2011 Seyed Hossein Vahidi; MD 2011 Yahya Dowlati; MD 2012 Ali Reza Zali; MD 2012 Mohammad Ali Mohagheghi; MD 2012 Seyed Abbas Foroutan; PhD 2012 Hassan Abolghasemi; MD 2012 Ahmad Reza Jamshidi; MD 2012 Parvin Mirmiran; PhD 2012 Akbar Fazel; DMD 2012 Amir Mohsen Ziaee; MD 2012 Majid Maleki ; MD 2012 Bahram Eynollahi; MD 2012 Hamid Reza Pakshir ; DMD 2012 Seyed Moayd Alavian ; MD 2012 Batoul Ahmadi; PhD 2012 Behzad Eynollahi; MD 2012 Ali Fathi Ashteyani ; PhD 2012 7 Dr. Seyed alireza Marandi President of the Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran; American Board Certified in both Pediatrics and Neonatology Title: Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatologist); President of Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences; Member of both Boards of Neonatology and Pediatrics Previous Academic and Health Related Experience: Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Wright- State University, USA.; Chairman of Department of Pediatrics and Director of NICU and Co- Chairman of Perinatal Mortality and Morbidity Committee at Wright- State University Hospital; Deputy Minister of Health in Education; Curative Medicine and Public Health, Minister of Health and Medical Education (9 years); Member of the High Council of Cultural Revolution (8years) Honors: United Nation Population Award (1999); World Health Organization Award (2000); Governmental First Degree Medal (2000); Lasting Figure (Chehre Mandegar) Publications: 15 books, 3 translated books, 89 papers in Farsi, 8 papers in international journals 8 In the name of Allah Islamic Republic of Iran Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution The Constitution of the Academy of Medical Sciences The Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution (SCCR) in its 704th meeting on27.12.2011,ratified the Constitution of the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) based on a proposal by the President of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran dated 09.10.2011. Article 1_ Goals: 1. to consult, theorize and provide foresight in all aspects of health 2. to accomplish scientific and cultural independence 3. to develop heath related science and technology 4. to promote research and development so as to attain the most effective, scientific and updated findings and innovations in the area of health sciences 5. to provide the community and all individuals with comprehensive health and health care services through the following approaches: promotion of medical ethics, indigenous culture, health equity, considering healthy human beings as the aim of progress and development, human dignity, Islamic values, and enhancing the culture 6. to collaborate in observing and monitoring all aspects of physical, mental, social and spiritual health 7. to safeguard the cultural heritage and Islamic-Iranian civilization in the domain of health sciences 8. to advance in the fields of philosophy and wisdom, ethics and Islamic fiqh (jurisprudence) in the domains of health and medicine 9 Article 2_ Responsibilities: 1. to make effort to realize The Vision 2025 in developing a progressive and advanced civilization based on Islamic – Iranian values in the context of all Academy’s objectives and duties . 2. to help realize the country’s Comprehensive Scientific Plan, promoting the efficiency of the system, defending the idealogical boundaries, unity, national security, and protecting Islamic-Iranian culture and identity 3. to analyse challenges and provide practical recommendations to address the heath care and health services in order to upgrade national health system 4. to critically assess the ongoing policies and plans in the health system; and to provide technical advice to the relevant authorities, and organizations 5. Knowledge translation in health sciences and health services through collective activities as well as attracting the support and encouragement of national scientists, researchers, Elites, and authorities 6. to present and propose scientific theories and concepts, endeavoring to expand borders of knowledge; and makeing efforts towards upgrading the national level of knowledge and research while maintaining national scientific and cultural independence in coordination with the health aspects of the country’s Comprehensive Scientific Plan 7. to assist developing and strengthening the Islamic culture, spiritual health, and medical ethics; and to make efforts towards the appreciation and promulgation of health related Islamic figh (jurisprudence) 10 8. to lay the ground for and support the introduction and development of philosophy and wisdom, Islamic ethics and Islamic fiqh in the field of health and medicine; and training health manpower in cooperation with seminaries and universities 9.